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In its efforts to clasp in its own arms that which is for all, it…
Quote byRabindranath Tagore · 1861–1941
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sādhanā : The Realisation of Life (1916).
English (original)
In its efforts to clasp in its own arms that which is for all, it hurts others and is hurt in its turn, and cries, "Lead me across". But as soon as it is able to say, "All my work is thine," everything remains the same, only it is taken across.
— Rabindranath Tagore
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